Pakenham parkrun Event Number 39 - 20th June 2015
This week we had an amazing turnout of runners attend parkrun, especially in such cold conditions.
As you can see even after warming up running 5km our parkrunners were still making fog breath!
As you can see the ground was wet, frosty and a little muddy.
A lot of our runners had committed to running events on Sunday so instead of running this week they volunteered, it was nice to see a full volunteer roster filled by the Pakenham Road Runners. We thank them for their time and hope they all had a wonderful run on Sunday and be the best that they can be.
We had a number of first timers this week some turned up on time and some late, we encouraged all of our runners and walkers to just get out there and give it a go and it was nice to see a couple of our late comers still manage to catch up to the middle of the field of runners. Thank you for attending Pakenham parkrun 
.
A couple of our parkrunners also showed us their dance moves whilst on course, no matter how you wish to complete parkrun under your own steam (as long as it is not on a bike or scooter) you are welcome to come along and show us your moves as well!
Next week we have a number of volunteers pacing for our End Of Financial Year parkrun. So if you have a time in mind from 20 minutes to 34 minutes and beyond. However if we cannot fill the roster with our usual volunteer requirements we may have to cancel the pacers until another week. So please feel free to contact us via email or facebook to help us fill these much needed roles.
Thank you to our amazing volunteers! So that everyone can have an opportunity to run, we ask that runners volunteer around 3 times a year. Volunteering provides enjoyment, satisfaction and allows people to give back to their community, and without volunteers, parkrun would not be possible. In order for parkrun to run every week we need volunteers. If you would like to assist, you can email us at pakenhamhelpers@parkrun.com, fill in the roster at the shelter or talk to your Run Director at the event. Please check the future roster at:
www.parkrun.com.au/pakenham/futureroster
Due to insurance purposes, we require all our volunteers to also be registered with parkrun, so please ensure that you are registered so we can add you to the roster!
We would like to thank the Cardinia Shire Council and the Pakenham Racing Club for their support in getting us up and running.
Also, we have a post run coffee at Bunnings. Bunnings has a little cafe, toilets and play equipment for the little ones. We will be there every week until 10am, so feel free to pop by for a coffee and a chat.
Don't forget the lovely offer from Cardinia Life for all our members with a barcode (to be shown at reception) to obtain free access to their swimming pool and showers until 11am every Saturday indefinitely!! Please note: You just have to arrive by 11am, but can stay ALL DAY
- JUDY
Now to the all important statistics:
Male placings:
Andrew HARRIS (SM30-34) of Pakenham Road Runners, was first over the line in 18:58 - second time in 11 appearances.
Brett MILLS (VM35-39) (Unattached) was second over the line in 21:08.
Hudson JENNER (JM11-14) (Unattached) was third over the line in 21:21.
Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Steve HUGHES (Unattached) 2955 pts.
Brian MARSHALL (Pakenham Road Runners) 2874 pts.
Geoff HILDER (Pakenham Road Runners) 2619 pts.
Female placings:
Sophie COUGHLIN (JW11-14) (Unattached) was first (4th overall) over the line in 21:22 - 4th time in 12 appearances.
Bri SHERRY (JW11-14) (Unattached) was second (5th overall) over the line in 21:25 - has been first to finish on 3 previous occasions.
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) (Unattached) was third (7th overall) over the line in 21:40 - has been first to finish on 11 previous occasions.
Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Jodie CALDWELL (Pakenham Road Runners) 2681 pts.
Tammy BRACE (Unattached) 2483 pts.
Belinda ORFORD (Pakenham Road Runners) 2358 pts.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Bri SHERRY (JW11-14) was graded 76.03% for the time 21:25 (5th overall).
Hamish MITCHELL (JM10) was graded 74.90% for the time 24:58 (23rd overall).
Sophie COUGHLIN (JW11-14) was graded 74.73% for the time 21:22 (4th overall).
This week there were 79 runners, of whom 13 were first timers and 22 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 5 different athletics clubs took part.
Pakenham parkrun started on 20th September 2014, and since then 502 different runners, including participants from 28 athletics clubs, have completed 2,177 runs covering a total distance of 10,885 km, and there have been 594 new Personal Bests.
The female record is held by Sam PRIME who ran in a time of 00:19:26 on 2014-09-27 (event number 2).
The male record is held by Ryan MARTIN who ran in a time of 00:16:59 on 2015-01-24 (event number 19).
The Age Grade course record is held by Bronwen G CARDY who recorded a 95.63% run (20:35) on 15th November 2014 (event number 9).
Today's full results and a complete event history can be found on the Pakenham parkrun Results Page.